Two days after U.S. forces eliminated a top Islamic State leader in Nigeria, a second attack took out Islamic State fighters as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to protect Christians in Nigeria.
U.S. Africa Command wrote in anews releasethat “in coordination with the Government of Nigeria, conducted additional kinetic strikes against ISIS in Northeastern Nigeria.”
“Intelligence confirmed the targets were ISIS militants. Complete assessments are ongoing. No U.S. or Nigerian forces were harmed,” the release said.
“The removal of these terrorists diminishes the group’s capacity to plan attacks that threaten the safety and security of the U.S. and our partners.”
AFRICOM released avideo of the attackon X.
#AFRICOM, in continued coordination with Nigeria, conducted kinetic strikes against ISIS fighters in NE Nigeria on May 17. No U.S. or Nigerian forces were harmed.
Full press release:https://t.co/7xuos8L1MK#AFRICOM#Nigeria#CounterTerrorismpic.twitter.com/qK8pyky7od
— U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) (@USAfricaCommand)May 18, 2026
On Friday, President Donald Trump posted onTruth Socialthat a joint U.S. attack killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, who Trump said was “second in command of ISIS globally.”
U.S. attacks killed about 20 Islamic State militants, according toThe Wall Street Journal.
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